The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 23, 1992 - Page 3
DPS holds
awards,
graduation
ceremony
by Julie Wolfe
Newly-initiated and experienced
officers of the U-M Department of
Public Safety (DPS) received cita-
tions - instead of giving them - at
the first-ever DPS awards ceremony
and graduation.
About 30 officers and their fami-
lies attended the ceremony at the
Family Housing Community Center
on North Campus Friday.
To begin the ceremony, DPS
honored the eight officers who re-
cently completed its training pro-
gram.
Maureen Knittel, who spoke for
the DPS graduating class, said the
officers in her group became close
during their training process.
"The class was eight strangers
who came together and learned
about teamwork," she said.
The recruited officers went
through eight weeks of training in-
volving geographical familiarity
with the campus, policies, and law
classes. The group also attended
workshops about diversity and held
seminars with representatives of the
Sexual Assault Prevention and
Awareness Center.
"The officers don't just go
through paperwork," said ceremony
organizer Pam Gonzales. "It is ex-
tensive training to familiarize them
with the issues of campus."
, The training continues as each
rookie is paired with an experienced
'It is extensive training
to familiarize them
with the issues of
campus.
- Pam Gonzales
officer until he or she is ready to
work independently.
The second half of the ceremony
was devoted to the first-ever presen-
tition of DPS awards.
Rachel Flint, chair of the awards
board, said it is important for the de-
partment to award outstanding offi-
0cers.
"The position of an officer is far
from easy and some individuals go
an extra step to insure community
safety. These awards recognize these
extraordinary actions," she said.
The Distinguished Service
Citation went to Kathleen Lewis for
"performing an act ... knowingly en-
dangering her life ... to save anoth-
er's life." Lewis risked her safety to
save a suicidal person who was half
off the roof of Martha Cook
Dormitory.
The Unit Citation for
Professional Excellence went to a
team of 12 officers which put forth
extraordinary effort to "bring a diffi-
cult task to a successful conclusion."
These officers "persistently" investi-
gated and solved the murder of a
doctor at the U-M Hospitals.
"There are many negative aspects
to this profession, such as parking
tickets," Gonzales said. "But these
are two examples of positive things
which our staff needs to be rewarded
for."
DPS Director Leo Heatley said
citizens "should take a moment to
thank (security officers) for making
our university safe."
Administration,
TA union begin
contract talks
by Nate Hurley
Daily Staff Reporter
Graduate Employees Organization
(GEO) representatives said they are
forming strategies and requests in
preparation for contract negotiations
with the administration which began
Friday.
. The two sides met for the first
time Friday to establish a schedule
for further meetings and to lay down
ground rules.
Jon Curtiss, GEO team chair,
said, "Both teams need to develop a
common set of principles to talk
about the issues. We presented some
non-economic proposals, which have
primarily to do with clarifying some
language with the contract and clari-
fying the way we get information."
Representatives of both GEO and
the U-M are questioning how long
' .:negotiations will last, but each side
is concerned about the negotiations
ffy on the basis of recent history. In
1989, negotiations lasted only six
weeks, but the 1991 negotiations
dragged on for eight months, and in-
cluded two work stoppages - the
first since 1975.
"In '89 we didn't have quite as
many issues to deal with. In '91, the
union membership was more orga-
nized and militant. They were will-
ing to fight for what they wanted,"
- ~ said Chris Roberson, who negotiated
for GEO in 1989 and in 1991.
Curtiss said finding common
principles with the administration
bargaining team could be a key to
af cutting down on negotiation time.
"At some past negotiations
there's been a sense that we talk one
language and they talk another. We
want to have a less confrontational
set of negotiations, but at the same
time we need to make sure we repre-
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"I don't think that we were
speaking the same language. I think
it's the very nature of the negotia-
tions. I think it would be easier to
get a contract negotiated than it
would be to get everybody speaking
the same language."
Despite the long negotiations and
work stoppages that year, union of-
ficials said they did not get all of the
concessions they wanted. Roberson
said he still stands behind the
union's 1991 decision to strike.
"If the intention was to show the
university that we could have an ef-
fect on work stoppages, they were
effective. They weren't effective in
'I think undergrads
always feel ... the
terms of the negotia-
tion in terms of what
the contract says.'
-John Curtiss
GEO negotiaions chair
bargaining. The university didn't
budge at all. It depends on whether
you view work stoppages as a bar-
gaining tool," he said.
Curtiss said, "Any kind of work
stoppage or strike is always a last
resource, so, no, we haven't started
talking about that."
Curtiss said he thinks a long con-
tract negotiation period will be felt
by undergraduate students.
"I think undergrads always feel
profoundly the terms of the negotia-
tion in terms of what the contract
says. There's no doubt in my mind
what's good for the union is good
for undergrads."
While the next meeting is sched-
uled for Dec. 4, Curtiss said he
doesn't expect major economic is-
sues to be discussed until next
semester.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -
Candidate Bill Clinton was unequiv-
ocal on China policy, adamant about
lifting the ban on gays in the mili-
tary, insistent on a middle class tax
cut and eager to make an example of
the staff-happy Congress.
President-elect Clinton says he
hasn't softened his position on any
of these issues. Perhaps not, but he
has softened his rhetoric.
Since winning the election,
Clinton's words have been carefully
chosen, missing many of the "either-
or" campaign contrasts as he makes
the transition from running to
governing.
Clinton is acutely aware his every
word is now carefully scrutinized
around the world and can influence
financial markets.
"It's a perfectly natural phase to
be in now as you get closer to re-
sponsibility," said Eugene Hargrove,
a Vanderbilt University professor
who studies the presidency. "It's not
about watering down his promises or
anything. But one has to start
focusing on specific things now and
you have to worry about the politics
'It's not about watering down his promises or
anything. But one has to start focusing on
specific things now and you have to worry
about the politics and the organization.'
- Eugene Hargrove
Vanderbilt University professor
and the organization."
"Suddenly you have to start
producing. The campaign has to end
... And I think reality sets in a little
bit," Senate Minority Leader Bob
Dole said on CNN's "Newsmaker
Sunday."
Candidate Clinton used President
Bush's China policy for one of his
few foreign policy clashes with
Bush.
"The administration continues to
coddle China, despite its continuing
crackdown on democratic reforms,
its brutal subjugation of Tibet, its
irresponsible exports of nuclear and
missile technology, its support for
the homicidal Khmer Rouge in
Cambodia and its abusive trade
practices," Clinton said bluntly in
one campaign speech.
On Thursday, he was far more
diplomatic.
"We have a big stake in not iso-
lating China," Clinton said. "But I
stick by the values that I articulated
in the campaign."
Some interpreted that as a policy
shift. Aides and advisers said
Clinton had not changed his position
but as president-elect has a responsi-
bility to not provoke confrontation.
"In foreign affairs language is so
critical, there are so many nuances
it's easy to be interpreted as saying
the wrong thing," said Stuart
Eizenstat, a Carter administration
White House aide. "What you see in
Clinton is the difference between be-
ing a candidate and being a presi-
dent."
On several other issues, political
realities are driving Clinton's softer
rhetoric.
Facing strong opposition in the
military and some important pockets
in Congress, Clinton is taking a
gradual approach to his promise to
end the military's ban on homosex-
uals, promising to name a study
commission and avoiding any
timetable.
This slow approach is part of
Clinton's acknowledgment that he
needs good early relations with
Congress and the military brass as he
pushes economic and other programs
that could rely on defense cuts.
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